HX Draw

The HX Draw is a bascule bridge carrying the New Jersey Transit Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line across the Hackensack River between Secaucus, New Jersey and East Rutherford. The bridge is also known as The Jack-Knife because of its unusual method of opening.[1]

HX Draw
Coordinates40.788078°N 74.081869°W / 40.788078; -74.081869 (HX Draw Bridge)
CarriesNJ Transit Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line
CrossesHackensack River
LocaleSecaucus and East Rutherford, New Jersey
Maintained byNJ Transit
Characteristics
DesignWarren through truss bascule bridge
MaterialSteel
History
Constructed byStrauss Bascule Bridge Co.
Opened1911
Location

Designed by Joseph Strauss and completed in 1911, this bridge is one of the first heel trunnion bascule bridges built in the United States and originally formed part of the Erie Railroad's main line.[1][2]

In 2008, NJ Transit repainted the span in a new coat of black paint.

See also

References
  1. "Hackensack River bridges are man-made marvels". South Bergenite. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  2. "NJMC Master Plan" (PDF). New Jersey Meadowlands Commission. p. 9-2. Retrieved 20 November 2011.


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